{"id":201409,"date":"2026-04-01T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:35:11","slug":"ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"AI classes have been approved for fall 2026 semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eccunion.com\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/\">AI classes have been approved for fall 2026 semester<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eccunion.com\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/\">https:\/\/eccunion.com\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-01 19:12:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"eccunion.com\">eccunion.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>El Camino College will begin offering two introductory AI classes, AI Fundamentals and AI and Ethics, as part of a larger initiative to develop an AI associates degree, starting in fall 2026.<\/li>\n<li>These classes are part of the Computer Information Systems department and are aimed at developing foundational knowledge and skills in AI.<\/li>\n<li>The college is part of the National Applied AI Consortium mentorship program, which helps colleges create AI education curricula, with support and insights from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Intel.<\/li>\n<li>The program is led by Professors Joanna Tang and Hac Le, who aim to create a clear pathway for students from basic AI knowledge to advanced, specialized skills, including Machine Learning and AI Ethics.<\/li>\n<li>The team has joined forces to expand access to AI education and is also working on developing AI certifications and an industry-leading local Business, Industry, and Leadership Team (BILT) to keep up with job skills demand.<\/li>\n<li>The ultimate goal is to become a regional leader in community college AI education, helping students find pathways to jobs through this educational initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI classes have been approved for fall 2026 semester https:\/\/eccunion.com\/news\/2026\/04\/01\/ai-classes-have-been-approved-for-fall-2026-semester\/ Publish Date: 2026-04-01 19:12:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/eccunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Leong_NEWS-AI-AD_033026-27_EDIT.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201411,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201409\/revisions\/201411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}